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March 14, 2008 (18y ago)
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  1. Ask YC: YC (Dropbox) vs YC (ZumoDrive)?

    Sorry for the attempt to be cute with the title :) but seriously, isn't there a substantial overlap between these two? Does it matter if two YC companies end up directly competing? As a very occasional angel, I wonder…

    29 points 34
  2. The world *has* changed: Why we should be afraid

    This is a sort of rebuttal to optimists, who believe "it will blow over". I believe the world has fundamentally changed. It is not merely a financial crisis. It is a fundamental economic crisis. The last two weeks…

    34 points 85
  3. The Economist: Deflating IT (economist.com)
    43 points 14
  4. Ask YC: (Contrarian) Is this a great time to start or what?

    What did you think when you saw that the start-up school was a roaring success, its best ever showing (over 650 hackers!)? COMPETITION, GLUT. And the smart money, like Marc Andreesson is already preparing for cheap…

    1 points 1
  5. Ask YC: Which YC companies are currently active?

    YC Faq states -- The ones that are currently launched are: Reddit, Loopt, ClickFacts, TextPayMe, Snipshot, Inkling, Flagr, Wufoo, YouOS, LikeBetter, Thinkature, JamGlue, Shoutfit, Scribd, Weebly, Virtualmin, Buxfer,…

    6 points 3
  6. Ask YC: Supply & Demand for Startups

    This is a bit of a devil's advocate thought, so bear with me. As the cost of starting up plummet to negligible levels, are we creating conditions for prices to follow? In an efficient, competitive market, that's what…

    6 points 10